Blaupunkt CARACAS C12 User Manual

Radio / Cassette  
Caracas C12  
Operating instructions  
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CONTROLS  
NOTES AND ACCESSORIES  
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ON Button, to switch the unit on/  
off  
Notes and accessories .......... 11  
Road safety ................................... 11  
Installation ..................................... 11  
Accessories .................................. 11  
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3
Volume control  
BAND button, to select the FMI,  
FMII and FMT memory banks,  
and the MW and LW wavebands  
Basic functions ...................... 12  
Switching on/off ............................ 12  
Adjusting the volume ..................... 12  
Adjusting the display...................... 12  
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1-5 button, to select a memory  
location  
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Cassette compartment  
Radio mode............................ 12  
Switching to radio mode ................ 12  
Selecting the waveband /  
memory bank................................. 12  
Tuning into a station....................... 12  
Storing stations ............................. 13  
Storing stations automatically  
FF button , fast tape forwar-  
ding and cassette eject  
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TS button, to start the Travelsto-  
re function  
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Arrow buttons  
(Travelstore) .................................. 13  
Listening to stored stations ............ 13  
AUD button, to adjust the bass,  
treble, balance and fader  
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Display  
Cassette mode....................... 14  
Switching to cassette mode........... 14  
Fast-forward seek mode ................ 14  
Ejecting the cassette ..................... 14  
COL button, to change the co-  
lour of the display illumination  
Sound and volume  
distribution settings ............... 14  
Adjusting the bass ......................... 14  
Adjusting the treble ....................... 14  
Setting the left/right volume  
distribution (balance) ..................... 14  
Setting the front/back volume  
distribution (fader) ......................... 15  
Specifications ........................ 15  
Installation instructions.......... 58  
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NOTES AND ACCESSORIES  
Road safety  
Notes and accessories  
Road safety has absolute prior-  
ity. Only operate your car radio if the  
road and traffic conditions allow you  
to do so. Familiarise yourself with the  
device before setting off on your jour-  
ney.  
You should always be able to hear  
police, fire and ambulance sirens  
from afar. For this reason, set the  
volume of whatever you are listen-  
ing to at a reasonable level.  
Thank you for deciding to use a Blau-  
punkt product. We hope you enjoy us-  
ing this new piece of equipment.  
Please read these operating instruc-  
tions before using the equipment for  
the first time.  
The Blaupunkt editors are constantly  
working on making the operating in-  
structions clearer and easier to under-  
stand. However, if you still have any  
questions on how to operate the equip-  
ment, please contact your dealer or the  
telephone hotline for your country. You  
will find the telephone numbers printed  
at the back of this booklet.  
Installation  
If you want to install your car radio your-  
self, please read the installation and  
connection instructions that follow these  
operating instructions.  
We provide a manufacturer guarantee  
for our products bought within the Eu-  
ropean Union. You can view the guar-  
or ask for them directly at:  
Accessories  
Only use accessories approved by Blau-  
punkt.  
Blaupunkt GmbH,  
Hotline,  
Robert Bosch Str. 200,  
D-31139 Hildesheim  
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BASIC FUNCTIONS  
Basic functions  
RADIO MODE  
Radio mode  
Switching on/off  
Switching to radio mode  
There are various ways of switching the If you are in cassette mode,  
unit on/off:  
press the FF button 6 until it  
goes no further.  
Switching on/off using the vehicle  
ignition  
The cassette is ejected and the device  
switches to radio mode.  
If the unit is correctly connected to the  
vehicle’s ignition and it was not switched  
off using button 1, it will switch on/off  
simultaneously with the ignition.  
Selecting the waveband /  
memory bank  
This unit can receive programmes  
broadcast over the FM frequency range  
as well as the MW and LW (AM) rang-  
es.  
Switching on/off using button 1  
To switch the unit on, press button  
1.  
The unit switches on.  
There are three memory banks availa-  
ble for the FM range and one for each  
of the MW and LW ranges.  
To switch the unit off, press button  
1.  
Five stations can be stored in each  
memory bank.  
The unit switches off.  
Adjusting the volume  
The volume can be adjusted in stages  
from 0 (off) to 50 (maximum).  
To switch between the memory banks  
or wavebands,  
keep pressing the BAND button 3  
until the required memory bank or  
waveband appears in the display.  
To increase the volume, turn the  
volume control 2 to the right.  
To decrease the volume, turn the  
Tuning into a station  
volume control 2 to the left.  
There are various ways of tuning into a  
station.  
Adjusting the display  
You can switch the colour of the display  
illumination between green and amber.  
Automatic seek tuning  
Press and hold down the or  
button 8 until automatic seek tu-  
ning begins.  
Press the COL button ; to switch  
between the colours.  
The unit tunes into the next receivable  
station.  
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RADIO MODE  
The station storing procedure begins.  
“TS” appears in the display. Once the  
procedure finishes, all the stations  
stored in the FMT memory bank are  
played briefly.  
Tuning into stations manually  
You can also tune into stations manual-  
ly.  
Briefly press the or button 8.  
Storing stations  
Storing stations manually  
Listening to stored stations  
Select the memory bank or wave-  
Select the required memory bank,  
i.e. FM1, FM2, FMT, or one of the  
MW or LW wavebands.  
band.  
Repeatedly press the 1-5 station  
button 4 until the required memo-  
ry location is displayed.  
Use the 1-5 button 4 to select the  
memory location where you want  
to store the station.  
Tune into the required station.  
Press the 1-5 button 4 for longer  
than two seconds.  
Storing stations automatically  
(Travelstore)  
You can automatically store the five sta-  
tions with the strongest reception in the  
region (only FM). The stations are stored  
in the FMT memory bank.  
Note:  
Any stations that were previously stored  
in this memory bank are deleted in the  
process.  
Press the TS button 7.  
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CASSETTE MODE  
Cassette mode  
You can use this device to play stand-  
ard audio cassettes.  
SOUND AND VOLUME  
DISTRIBUTION SETTINGS  
Sound and volume  
distribution settings  
Adjusting the bass  
Press the AUD button 9.  
“BA” appears in the display.  
Switching to cassette mode  
Insert the cassette with the open  
side facing towards the left into the  
drive until you feel it click into pla-  
ce.  
Press the or button 8 to ad-  
just the bass.  
When you have finished making your  
changes,  
The cassette starts playing.  
Fast-forward seek mode  
To start fast-forward seek mode,  
wait 6 seconds for the settings to  
be saved.  
Adjusting the treble  
press the FF button 6 until you  
feel it click into place.  
Keep pressing the AUD button 9  
until “TR” appears in the display.  
Stopping seek mode  
Press the or button 8 to ad-  
Press the FF button 6 again  
just the treble.  
until you feel it unlatch.  
When you have finished making your  
changes,  
Ejecting the cassette  
wait 6 seconds for the settings to  
Press the FF button 6 until it  
be saved.  
goes no further.  
The cassette is ejected and the device  
switches to radio mode.  
Setting the left/right volume  
distribution (balance)  
Keep pressing the AUD button 9  
until “BL” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 8 to ad-  
just the balance (right/left).  
When you have finished making your  
changes,  
wait 6 seconds for the settings to  
be saved.  
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SOUND AND VOLUME  
SPECIFICATIONS  
DISTRIBUTION SETTINGS  
Setting the front/back volume  
distribution (fader)  
Specifications  
Amplifier  
Output power: 4 x 5 watts sine  
in accordance with  
Keep pressing the AUD button 9  
until “FA” appears in the display.  
Press the or button 8 to ad-  
DIN 45 324 at 14.4 V  
just the fader (front/back).  
4 x 12 watts max.  
power  
When you have finished making your  
changes,  
wait 6 seconds for the settings to  
be saved.  
Tuner  
Wavebands:  
FM:  
MW:  
LW:  
87.5 - 108 MHz  
522 - 1,620 kHz  
144 - 290 kHz  
FM frequency response:  
35 - 15,000 Hz  
Cassette  
Frequency response:  
50 - 12,500 Hz  
Subject to changes!  
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Service-Nummern / Service numbers / Numéros du service après-  
vente / Numeri del servizio di assistenza / Servicenummers /  
Telefonnummer för service / Números de servicio / Número de  
serviço / Servicenumre  
Country:  
Phone:  
Fax:  
WWW:  
Germany  
(D)  
0180-5000225  
05121-49 4002  
Austria  
(A)  
(B)  
01-610 390  
02-525 5454  
01-610 393 91  
02-525 5263  
44-898 644  
09-435 99236  
01-4010 7320  
01-89583 8394  
01-576 9473  
01-4598830  
02-369 6464  
40 2085  
Belgium  
Denmark  
Finland  
France  
(DK) 44 898 360  
(FIN) 09-435 991  
(F)  
01-4010 7007  
Great Britain (GB) 01-89583 8880  
Greece  
Ireland  
Italy  
(GR) 0800-550 6550  
(IRL) 01-4149400  
(I)  
02-369 6331  
40 4078  
Luxembourg (L)  
Netherland  
Norway  
Portugal  
Spain  
(NL)  
023-565 6348  
66-817 000  
01-2185 00144  
902-120234  
08-7501500  
023-565 6331  
66-817 157  
01-2185 11111  
916-467952  
08-7501810  
01-8471650  
(N)  
(P)  
(E)  
(S)  
Sweden  
Switzerland (CH) 01-8471644  
Czech. Rep. (CZ)  
02-6130 0441  
01-333 9575  
0800-118922  
02-6130 0514  
01-324 8756  
022-8771260  
Hungary  
(H)  
Poland  
(PL)  
Turkey  
USA  
(TR)  
0212-3350677  
0212-3460040  
708-6817188  
(USA) 800-2662528  
Brasil  
(Mercosur)  
(BR) +55-19 3745 2769 +55-19 3745 2773  
Malaysia  
(Asia Pacific) (MAL) +604-6382 474  
+604-6413 640  
Blaupunkt GmbH  
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